Carroll
Carroll "Gene" Clifton
d. November 4, 2022
Carroll Eugene 'Gene' Clifton III, also known as 'Lil Gene', 'Young Gene', 'G3', 'LG', 'Geno' and 'Genie Boy', 43, of Savannah, Georgia, passed away Friday evening, November 4, 2022.
Born in Charleston, South Carolina, he was a son of Carroll Eugene 'Big Gene' Clifton, Jr., and the late Lizzie Mae Arey Clifton. Gene was a 1997 graduate from Jenkins High School. Previously a law enforcement officer for the Bryan County Sheriff's Department and the Port Wentworth Police Department, Gene came back to the family business, working as a construction manager for CE Clifton, Sr. Construction. He enjoyed playing softball for various teams, and fishing, it didn't matter the location, he loved being out on the water in his boat. A lovable man and prankster, anyone who met him was immediately charmed by his big personality. Gene was a hard-worker and very determined. It did not matter the problem, he would not quit until it was resolved. A very caring soul, if a person needed something, Gene would figure out a way to make it happen. His son, Riley, was his whole world. He enjoyed playing catch and football with both his son, nephew, and the neighborhood children. Gene's nephew, Johnathan, looked at him like a second father. He will be deeply missed.
In addition to his mother, he was preceded in death by his step-mother, Susan Lynn Clifton; paternal grandmother, Kathyrn Layton and step-grandfather, Ray Layton, and maternal grandmother, Lucy Arey.
Survivors include his son, Riley James Clifton; father and step-mother, Carroll Eugene 'Big Gene' Clifton, Jr. and Leann Clifton; a sister, Michelle C. Sturgess and her husband John; paternal grandfather, Carroll Eugene Clifton, Sr. and step-grandmother, Anne Carole Clifton; nieces, Danielle Veal, Chrissy Sturgess; nephew, Johnathan Sturgess; two step-brothers, Brian West and Chad Grefski; step-sister, Amy West Schambach, her husband Kent and their son Scout as well as numerous cousins.
The family will receive friends from 10 until 12 Saturday, November 12, 2022, at Grace United Methodist Church - 6412 Waters Avenue.
The memorial service will follow at 12 noon, Saturday, November 12, 2022, at the church, conducted by the Reverend Cathy Green.
Inurnment will take place at 1 o'clock Monday, November 14, 2022, in the Greenwich section of Bonaventure Cemetery.
Born in Charleston, South Carolina, he was a son of Carroll Eugene 'Big Gene' Clifton, Jr., and the late Lizzie Mae Arey Clifton. Gene was a 1997 graduate from Jenkins High School. Previously a law enforcement officer for the Bryan County Sheriff's Department and the Port Wentworth Police Department, Gene came back to the family business, working as a construction manager for CE Clifton, Sr. Construction. He enjoyed playing softball for various teams, and fishing, it didn't matter the location, he loved being out on the water in his boat. A lovable man and prankster, anyone who met him was immediately charmed by his big personality. Gene was a hard-worker and very determined. It did not matter the problem, he would not quit until it was resolved. A very caring soul, if a person needed something, Gene would figure out a way to make it happen. His son, Riley, was his whole world. He enjoyed playing catch and football with both his son, nephew, and the neighborhood children. Gene's nephew, Johnathan, looked at him like a second father. He will be deeply missed.
In addition to his mother, he was preceded in death by his step-mother, Susan Lynn Clifton; paternal grandmother, Kathyrn Layton and step-grandfather, Ray Layton, and maternal grandmother, Lucy Arey.
Survivors include his son, Riley James Clifton; father and step-mother, Carroll Eugene 'Big Gene' Clifton, Jr. and Leann Clifton; a sister, Michelle C. Sturgess and her husband John; paternal grandfather, Carroll Eugene Clifton, Sr. and step-grandmother, Anne Carole Clifton; nieces, Danielle Veal, Chrissy Sturgess; nephew, Johnathan Sturgess; two step-brothers, Brian West and Chad Grefski; step-sister, Amy West Schambach, her husband Kent and their son Scout as well as numerous cousins.
The family will receive friends from 10 until 12 Saturday, November 12, 2022, at Grace United Methodist Church - 6412 Waters Avenue.
The memorial service will follow at 12 noon, Saturday, November 12, 2022, at the church, conducted by the Reverend Cathy Green.
Inurnment will take place at 1 o'clock Monday, November 14, 2022, in the Greenwich section of Bonaventure Cemetery.
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